Wall-urinal.



1). A. EBINGER.

WALL URINAL.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 17, 1908.

Patented May 11, 1909.

WIIIH lilllll ll'lulll DAVID A. EBINGER, OF COLUMBUS, onro.

WALL-URINAL.

Specification of Letters Patent;

- Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed October 17, 1908. Serial No. 468,164.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, DAVID A. EBINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing ;at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented certainnew and useful lm rovements in lVall-Urinals, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of wall urinals of that class inwhich a plurality of vertically arranged open compartments or stalls areemployed adjacent to a wall and the objects of my invention are toprovide a simple and durable-wall urinal of this class of improvedconstruction; to provide improved means for maintaining the compartmentsin a sanitary condition and for ventilating the same and to produceotherimprovements the details of which will be more fully pointedout'hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a foursection or compartment urinal ofmy improved construction showing a portion of the ventilating hood and aportion of the waste trough in section for the sake of clearness inillustration, Fig. 2 is a transverse section on line ac:r of Fig. 1,and, Fig. 3 is. an en larged vertical section on line yy of Fig. 1.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention, I arrange vertically in front of a' wall 1the desired number of urinal backs or plates 2, .each of the latter,which is preferably formed of metal, consisting of a vertical plate, theupper and lower end and side portions of which are curved outwardlyimparting thereto an elongated dish or bowl form. With the rear side ofeach of the back sections 2, 1 form upper and lower lugs 2 which arebolted or otherwise secured to angular brackets 3 which project from theface of the wall 1.

As shown more clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the outturned verticaledges of the adjoining back sections 2 embrace opposite sides of theinner edge portionsof vertical partition or compartment separating wallsor plates 4, the latter being firmly secured in connection with saidurinal backs and extending outward to form extensions of the sidesthereof. At each end of the urinal body, I employ in place of theseparating walls or plates 4, end walls or plates 5, to which the outeredges of the outer'urinal backs are secured and which extend to the wall1.

In the floor-of the room in which the urinals'are located and which isindicated at 6,

I sink'aninclined trough 7 which runs, as

shown, beneath the lower ends of the coinpartments and the lower end ofwhich is provided-with a trap or pipeoutletB leading to a sewerconnection.

9 represents aglass floor plate which is let into the upper surface ofthe floor 6 until flush therewith and which extends outward the desireddistance from the trough 7 toward which said plate inclines slightly.

Supported horizontally above the series of compartments is a water pipe10 and leading therefrom through the upper outturned portion of each ofthe back plates 2, is a short pipe arm or nozzle 11 which is closed atits lower end, but which is provided above its end closure on its rearside, with a horizontal recess or opening 11 Above the compartments andabove the pipe 10, I provide a suitable form of forwardly inclined hood12, the upper and rear portion of which is suitably secured to the wall1, said hood being, as shown, provided with vertical end plates 12.\"Vithin the wall with which my improved urinal is connected, I providea vertical flue which is shown at 13 and leading through the innerportion. of the wall into this fine, are upper and lower ports orpassages 14. The pipe 10, as will be understood, leads from a suitablesource of continuous water supply, with the result that water isconstantly discharged. from the slotted openings 1 1 of the pipe arms 11against the upper portions of the urinal backs 2, thereby providing aconstant How of water against the front surface of said backs whichescapes into the outlet trough 7 and which as will be understood, willtend to keep the backs properly cleaned.

By the employment of the glass floor plate 9, it is obvious that injuryor discoloration of the floor adjacent to the compartments will be"prevented and that the glass may be readily cleaned.

Owing to the natural draft of the flue 13, it is obvious that odors orgases arising from the trough 7, will be drawn through the outlets 14and into said flue and thence outward to the atmosphere.

It will be observed that the construction of my device is simplealthough substantial and that means are provided for maintaining the Fimproved urinal in a sanitary condition.

"#i hat I claim, is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with abuilding Wall having a flue therein, a plurality of concave back memberssupported adjacent said Wall, but spaced therefrom, a hood overhangingall of said back members, Water pipes disehargingagainst the outer facesof said back members, and an inclined. trough extending below said backmembers, there being, ports formed through the Wall adjacent the troughand there being ports formed through said wall between the flue, saidports opening Within, the hood.

2. In a Wall urinal, the combination With a building Wall having a linetherein and openings leading through the Wall to said line, and urinalbacks of substantially concave form supported from said Wall, of a hoodextending above said urinal backs there being openings formed in saidWall between said flue and said hood, means for discharging: wateragainst said urinal backs, and an inclined trough below the urinalbacks, and there be ing openings communicating with said llue adjacentsaid trough.

3. in a Wall urinal, the combination with a plurality of back platessupported at a distance from a wall, and vertical partition )latesuniting the edges ol adjaeuil urinal backs and forming a forwardextension thereof, of an inclined trough below said urinal backs, saidtrough eon-nunnicatin i with the space between the Well and urinalbarks, and a fine eominunicating; with the upper portion ol the spacelxxtrteen the urinal backs and Wall.

In testimony Wliil'lOOf l, allix n15 si natur in presence of twoWitnesses.

Ill Gill) A. lGBlNi'lluli.

Witnesses A. L. PHELPS, L CARL STOUGIITON.

